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Lungorthin ("White Demon/Fire"?) - he alone amongst their terrible number was encased in pale flames.  Drawn to Melkor's splendour before history he was entrusted with the infamous role of Master of the Guard beneath Thangorodrim.  Rarely above ground, he spent almost all of his time in Melkor's hellish throne room at his master's side. His fate is unknown, though it is likely he perished during the destruction of Angband.
'''Lungorthin''' was a [[Balrog]] in early stages of ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. He is not mentioned in the later Silmarillion, or the published Simarillion.


==Life==
Lungorthin was encased in white flames, rather than red. Drawn to [[Melkor]]'s splendour before history he was entrusted with the infamous role of Master of the Guard beneath [[Thangorodrim]]. Rarely above ground, he spent almost all of his time in Melkor's hellish throne room at his master's side. His fate is unknown, though it is likely he perished during the destruction of [[Angband]].
==References==
* ''[[The Lays of Beleriand]]''
* ''[[The Lost Road and Other Writings]]''
[[Category:Balrogs]]
[[Category:Balrogs]]
Sources
    * J. R. R. Tolkien: The Lays of Beleriand. (The History of Middle-earth, Volume III.) Edited by Christopher Tolkien. George Allen & Unwin, London, 1985.
    * JRR Tolkien: The Lost Road and Other Writings. (The History of Middle-earth, Volume V.) Edited by Christopher Tolkien. HarperCollins, London 1992.

Revision as of 10:31, 17 August 2008

Template:Noncanon Lungorthin was a Balrog in early stages of The Silmarillion. He is not mentioned in the later Silmarillion, or the published Simarillion.

Life

Lungorthin was encased in white flames, rather than red. Drawn to Melkor's splendour before history he was entrusted with the infamous role of Master of the Guard beneath Thangorodrim. Rarely above ground, he spent almost all of his time in Melkor's hellish throne room at his master's side. His fate is unknown, though it is likely he perished during the destruction of Angband.

References